Miami Circle

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Miami Circle is a prehistoric archaeological site in Miami, Florida, consisting of a circular arrangement of carved limestone bedrock believed to have been created by the Tequesta people.

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Label Occurrences
Miami Circle canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
historic district contributing property ⓘ
prehistoric site ⓘ
archaeologicalFinds animal bones ⓘ
ceramic fragments ⓘ
shell tools ⓘ
associatedWith Tequesta capital village at the mouth of the Miami River ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Miami-Dade County ⓘ
creator Tequesta people ⓘ
linked to: Tequesta
culture Tequesta ⓘ
currentUse public archaeological park ⓘ
diameter approximately 11.5 meters ⓘ
discoveredBy archaeologists in Miami-Dade County ⓘ
discoveredIn 1998 ⓘ
estimatedAge about 2,000 years ⓘ
excavationMethod salvage archaeology during planned development ⓘ
function possible ceremonial center ⓘ
possible foundation of a large circular structure ⓘ
hasPart carved holes in limestone bedrock ⓘ
circular arrangement of basins and postholes ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark of the United States ⓘ
listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
part of the Brickell Point Site ⓘ
locatedIn Brickell neighborhood ⓘ
linked to: Brickell

Florida ⓘ
Miami ⓘ
Miami-Dade County ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedNear Biscayne Bay ⓘ
locatedOn south bank of the Miami River ⓘ
managedBy Florida Department of State ⓘ
material limestone bedrock ⓘ
near Brickell Avenue ⓘ
Downtown Miami ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownedBy State of Florida ⓘ
linked to: Florida
partOf Brickell Point archaeological site ⓘ
period pre-Columbian era ⓘ
protectionStatus legally protected archaeological site ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
significance evidence of Tequesta settlement at the mouth of the Miami River ⓘ
one of the few known prehistoric structural footprints cut into bedrock in eastern North America ⓘ
state Florida ⓘ
threatenedBy high-rise development prior to preservation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tequesta → archaeologicalSite → Miami Circle ⓘ